What does נָתַן · עַם · אַחֵר mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H5414, H5971, H312
נְתֻנִים לְעַם אַחֵר
To give , used with greatest latitude of application ( put , make , etc.) · a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock · properly, hinder ; generally, next , other , etc.
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נָתַןH5414to give , used with greatest latitude of application ( put , make , etc.)
Pronunciationnātan
Foundational action verb expressing transfer or placement; encompasses causation, bestowal, and divine appointment across literal and figurative registers.
Open lexicon entry →עַםH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock
Pronunciationam
Collective body unified by kinship or covenant; Israel's foundational term for God's chosen people as organic whole.
Open lexicon entry →אַחֵרH312properly, hinder ; generally, next , other , etc.
Pronunciationʾaḥēr
Fundamental sense of spatial-temporal succession—positioned after or beyond—extends to "other" and "another.
Open lexicon entry →What does נְתֻנִים לְעַם אַחֵר (netunim le-am acher) mean in the Bible?
נָתַן · עַם · אַחֵר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to give , used with greatest latitude of application ( put , make , etc.)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5414, H5971, H312?
H5414, H5971, H312 is connected to 4,051 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to give , used with greatest latitude of application ( put , make , etc.)
Source Gloss
to give , used with greatest latitude of application ( put , make , etc.)
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups4Aligned forms978
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense904×
Perfect1Chr 14:17 · 1Chr 16:7 · 1Chr 19:11 · 1Chr 22:18 · 1Chr 28:5 · 1Kgs 1:48 · 1Kgs 2:35 · 1Kgs 5:21 · 1Kgs 5:25 · 1Kgs 5:26 · 1Kgs 6:6 · 1Kgs 7:39 · 1Kgs 7:51 · 1Kgs 8:56 · 1Kgs 9:12 · 1Kgs 9:22407×
Imperfect1Chr 22:12 · 1Kgs 5:25 · 1Kgs 9:11 · 1Sam 1:5 · 1Sam 1:17 · 1Sam 17:25 · 1Sam 22:7 · 1Sam 28:19 · 2Sam 19:1 · 2Sam 22:14 · Amos 1:2 · Dan 11:17 · Deut 5:29 · Deut 11:25 · Deut 28:7 · Deut 28:24306×
Participle active1Kgs 5:24 · 1Kgs 18:9 · 1Sam 23:4 · 1Sam 24:5 · 2Kgs 19:7 · Deut 1:20 · Deut 1:25 · Deut 2:29 · Deut 3:20 · Deut 4:1 · Deut 4:8 · Deut 4:21 · Deut 4:40 · Deut 5:16 · Deut 5:31 · Deut 7:1693×
Sequential imperfect1Chr 22:19 · 1Kgs 3:26 · 1Kgs 3:27 · 1Sam 11:12 · 1Sam 17:10 · 2Chr 30:8 · 2Chr 35:3 · 2Sam 20:21 · Exod 7:9 · Exod 17:2 · Ezra 10:11 · Gen 23:4 · Gen 34:8 · Jer 13:16 · Jer 29:6 · Jer 48:943×
Infinitive construct1Kgs 5:17 · 1Kgs 15:17 · 1Kgs 17:14 · 1Sam 18:19 · 2Chr 16:1 · Dan 8:13 · Deut 2:25 · Deut 2:31 · Gen 4:12 · Gen 38:9 · Jer 26:24 · Jer 43:3 · Josh 10:12 · Judg 21:7 · Num 20:21 · Ps 78:2017×
Jussive1Sam 1:16 · Deut 21:8 · Eccl 5:5 · Eccl 7:21 · Exod 10:25 · Joel 2:17 · Jonah 1:14 · Prov 6:4 · Prov 30:8 · Prov 31:3 · Ps 74:19 · Ps 140:9 · Ezra 9:12 · Isa 62:7 · 1Sam 27:5 · Lam 2:1817×
Participle passive1Chr 6:33 · 2Chr 1:12 · Deut 28:31 · Deut 28:32 · Esth 3:11 · Neh 13:4 · Num 3:9 · Num 8:16 · Num 8:19 · Num 18:612×
Infinitive absolute2Sam 5:19 · Deut 15:10 · Judg 8:25 · Judg 11:30 · Num 21:2 · Num 27:76×
Cohortative1Kgs 21:2 · 1Kgs 21:6 · Num 14:43×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action67×
Perfect1Chr 5:1 · 1Sam 18:19 · 2Kgs 25:30 · Esth 3:15 · Esth 8:14 · Ezek 11:15 · Ezek 32:20 · Ezek 33:24 · Gen 38:14 · Jer 32:24 · Jer 32:25 · Jer 32:36 · Jer 32:43 · Jer 46:24 · Jer 52:34 · Job 9:2442×
Imperfect2Kgs 18:30 · 2Kgs 19:10 · Dan 8:12 · Esth 7:3 · Isa 36:15 · Isa 37:10 · Jer 21:10 · Jer 38:3 · 2Chr 2:13 · Esth 2:13 · Exod 5:18 · Isa 51:12 · Jer 32:4 · Lev 24:20 · Jer 34:3 · Jer 37:1717×
Participle active2Chr 28:5 · Exod 5:16 · Ezek 32:25 · Isa 33:164×
Jussive2Sam 21:6 · Esth 9:132×
Infinitive absoluteJer 32:4 · Jer 38:32×
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action5×
ImperfectJob 28:15 · Lev 11:38 · Num 26:54 · Num 32:54×
Jussive2Kgs 5:171×
Qal passive2×
Jussive1Kgs 2:21 · 2Sam 21:62×
Word Origins
נְתֻנִים לְעַם אַחֵר is a primitive root - no further derivation.